EP0925223A4 - Low earth orbit payload launch system - Google Patents

Low earth orbit payload launch system

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EP0925223A4
EP0925223A4 EP97942518A EP97942518A EP0925223A4 EP 0925223 A4 EP0925223 A4 EP 0925223A4 EP 97942518 A EP97942518 A EP 97942518A EP 97942518 A EP97942518 A EP 97942518A EP 0925223 A4 EP0925223 A4 EP 0925223A4
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earth orbit
low earth
launch system
payload launch
orbit payload
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Stephen G Wurst
Harry Scott
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/14—Space shuttles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64D—EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
    • B64D5/00—Aircraft transported by aircraft, e.g. for release or reberthing during flight

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Transportation (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Structures Of Non-Positive Displacement Pumps (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
EP97942518A 1996-09-16 1997-09-15 Low earth orbit payload launch system Expired - Lifetime EP0925223B1 (en)

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US716807 1991-06-21
US08/716,807 US5740985A (en) 1996-09-16 1996-09-16 Low earth orbit payload launch system
PCT/US1997/016442 WO1998010985A1 (en) 1996-09-16 1997-09-15 Low earth orbit payload launch system

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EP0925223A1 EP0925223A1 (en) 1999-06-30
EP0925223A4 true EP0925223A4 (en) 1999-12-15
EP0925223B1 EP0925223B1 (en) 2003-11-19

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US (1) US5740985A (en)
EP (1) EP0925223B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4169132B2 (en)
CN (1) CN1083788C (en)
AU (1) AU4420197A (en)
DE (1) DE69726292T2 (en)
RU (1) RU2191145C2 (en)
UA (1) UA49922C2 (en)
WO (1) WO1998010985A1 (en)

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DE69726292T2 (en) 2004-04-22
CN1083788C (en) 2002-05-01
EP0925223B1 (en) 2003-11-19
DE69726292D1 (en) 2003-12-24
AU4420197A (en) 1998-04-02
CN1237934A (en) 1999-12-08
US5740985A (en) 1998-04-21
JP4169132B2 (en) 2008-10-22
UA49922C2 (en) 2002-10-15

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